Barcelona - Mallorca predictions

Barcelona are likely on their way to a decisive victory, and it’s hard to feel optimistic about the visitors’ prospects. Bookmakers are pricing a home win at 1.48, which is quite in line with most expert opinions.

Considering what they’re up against, Mallorca can’t set their ambitions too high in this match. Playing as visitors at odds of 8.00 for an away win, calling them underdogs seems like an understatement.

The home team are here on the back of an unremarkable HT/FT draw at Athletic Bilbao. Such a result was a disappointment because most online bookmakers were optimistic about the team’s chances of winning the bout. As it stands, it’s just a missed opportunity to earn some valuable points in an away game.

Initially priced at 2.25, the away team’s victory in the previous round caught most of us by surprise. Thanks to the support of their home fans, Mallorca managed to snag an unexpected lead in the first half and eventually recorded a narrow, but exhilarating victory.

The home team gives their opponents plenty of reasons to worry about the upcoming fixture. They’re on something of a streak with 5 goals scored over the last 3 matches.

Our confidence that Mallorca will manage to hold their composure in an away game is shaky. They have over 5 concessions on record in their latest 3 visiting games alone.

These two teams already clashed multiple times this season, and neither managed to come out on top in any of those games. Most bookmakers see Barca as the favourites, though, so they’ll want to use the extra drive of being the hosts to finally earn a conclusive result.

Quite a long list of injuries for the hosts. Frenkie de Jong, P. Paez Gaviria, Ferrán Torres, Alejandro Balde Martínez, Pedri will all be absent for this match. Even though the betting odds consider them favourites, it’s important to remember that a good part of their regular roster is out of contention.

Our advice is to stay on the safe side and go for the Over 2.5 Goals market. It’s reliable, very probable, and available at odds of 1.83 if you use the 888Sport sportsbook.